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Ostia

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ostia , ancient city of Italy, at the mouth of the Tiber. It was founded (4th cent. BC) as a protection for Rome, then developed (from the 1st cent. BC) as a Roman port, rivaling Puteoli. Augustus, Claudius I, Trajan, and Hadrian expanded the city and harbor. From the 3d cent. AD the city began to decline. The ruins, of great archaeological interest, rival those of Pompeii in showing the layout of an ancient Italian city. In the late 1980s it served as a refugee camp for processing Jewish émigrés from the Soviet Union. ... Read more
Ostia Antica
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names Ostia Antica, Latium/Italy Ostia Originally at the mouth of the River Tiber, the name comes from the...4 miles (6 km) upstream and has been renamed ‘Ancient Ostia’. The modern seaside resort, some 3 miles (5 km) to the... Read more
Ostia
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ...it would now be about 4 mi (6 km) upstream. The modern seaside resort of Ostia, Italy, is near the ancient city. It was probably founded in the 4th century...the 19th century, and about two-thirds of the Roman town can now be seen. Ostia Ostia Ostia Read more

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This little-known 'Pompeii' delights in some big ways: Great views, few crowds at Ostia Antica.(Features)(Travel)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 7/30/2002; 700+ words ; ...Special to The Christian Science Monitor OSTIA ANTICA, ITALY -- After three days under...in our guidebooks, we finally settled on Ostia Antica, an excavation of a once-thriving...interesting site in Rome, we figured if Ostia was a bust we'd just go back home. But... Read more
Pharos' Ostia 'Smart Navigator' Selected a Grand Prize Winner in Microsoft's Mobile2Market Contest
Newspaper article from: Wireless News; 3/16/2005; 395 words ; Wireless News 03-16-2005 Pharos' Ostia 'Smart Navigator' Selected a Grand Prize...Contest WIRELESS NEWS-March 16, 2005-Pharos' Ostia 'Smart Navigator' Selected a Grand Prize...Mobile2Market Application Contest 2004. Pharos' Ostia Smart Navigator routing and navigation... Read more
Off the beaten path in Ostia
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 8/8/2003; ; 700+ words ; 00-00-0000 Headline: Off the beaten path in Ostia Byline: BARBARA SOFER Edition; Daily Section...archeological remains of the ancient port town of Ostia, near Rome, purchase a city map of the...private home. A shift in the Tiber left Ostia of little interest after the fourth century... Read more
Determination of AATSR Biases Using the OSTIA SST Analysis System and a Matchup Database
Magazine article from: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Office using the Operational SST and Sea Ice Analysis (OSTIA) system. OSTIA uses satellite SST data, provided by international agencies...available online at http://www.ghrsst-pp.org). The OSTIA system produces a foundation SST estimate (SST^sub fnd... Read more
Anomalous orgin of a coronary ostia from the right sinus of Valsalva in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Anomalous origin of 4 separate coronary ostia from a single coronary sinus has rarely...coronary arteries originating from separate ostia in the right sinus of Valsalva. In addition...ventricular septum 20 mm). Four separate coronary ostia were seen to arise from the right coronary... Read more
Audiobook: `The Thieves of Ostia' by Caroline Lawrence, read by Kim Hicks.
Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News; 11/10/2004; 195 words ; Byline: Larry Bleiberg ``The Thieves of Ostia'' by Caroline Lawrence, read by Kim Hicks; Random House Listening...cute or contemporary. This tale, set in Rome's ancient port of Ostia, tells a sometimes-violent story, but is suitable for a mature... Read more
Audiobook: `The Thieves of Ostia' by Caroline Lawrence, read by Kim Hicks.(The Dallas Morning News)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 11/11/2004; ; 195 words ; Byline: Larry Bleiberg ``The Thieves of Ostia'' by Caroline Lawrence, read by Kim Hicks; Random House Listening...cute or contemporary. This tale, set in Rome's ancient port of Ostia, tells a sometimes-violent story, but is suitable for a mature... Read more
Bajos Fondos / !Ostia, hombre!(Primera Fila)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 3/31/2006; 507 words ; ...respecto se ubica en un perfil mediano. Casa Ostia, que está en corazón de la Condesa...frecuentarse. Resulta significativa en Casa Ostia el cuidado personal de los propietarios...de mesa y barra son inmejorables. Casa Ostia se ubica en una casa típica de la... Read more
Lawrence, Caroline The Thieves of Ostia.
Magazine article from: The Book Report; 11/1/2002; ; 290 words ; ...vivid portrayals of life in the port of Ostia during the time of Roman supremacy in 79...this book lively and informative. A map of Ostia, drawings of Flavia's and Jonathan's houses...and a short description of historical Ostia are included. Recommended. Leslie Schoenherr... Read more
Rubble-rousing in Ostia // Ancient Romans come alive at one of Italy's treasures
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/20/1986; ; 700+ words ; OSTIA, Italy The pizza parlor's oven has been cold for a long...today who aren't too happy about the pope acting as though Ostia were up for grabs at a rummage sale. Sorry, folks. It's all...buildings. This was back in the 9th century, some 400 years after Ostia had really started to go downhill, so maybe ... Read more

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Free Article Heterogeneity of propagation of excitation in epicardium of pulmonary veins ostia in rabbit during cooling.(Original Investigation)(Clinical report)
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Free Article Anomalous origin of 4 coronary ostia from the right sinus of valsalva in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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